n. A unit of cubic measure used in stonework, usually 16.5 feet by 1.0 foot by 1.5 feet, or 24.75 cubic feet (0.70 cubic meter).

n. A frame on which cloth is laid for examination of quality.

intransitive v. To alight or rest on a perch; roost: A raven perched high in the pine.

intransitive v. To stand, sit, or rest on an elevated place or position.

transitive v. To place on or as if on a perch: The child perched the glass on the edge of the counter.

transitive v. To lay (cloth) on a perch in order to examine it.

n. Any of various spiny-finned freshwater fishes of the genus Perca, especially either of two edible species, P. flavescens, of North America, and P. fluviatilis, of Europe.

n. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the pike perch or the grouper.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

n. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae.

n. Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper.

n. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird

n. a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated

n. a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure

n. a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet

n. a frame used to examine cloth

v. To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost.

v. To stay in an elevated position.

v. To place something on (or as if on) a perch.

v. To inspect cloth using a perch.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidæ, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn. Perca Americana), and the European perch (Perca fluviatilis).

n. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidæ, Serranidæ, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.

n. A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.

n.

n. A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole.

n. In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre.

n. In solid measure: A mass 161/2 feet long, 1 foot in height, and 11/2 feet in breadth, or 243/4 cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in measuring stonework.

n. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.

intransitive v. To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.

transitive v. To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.

transitive v. To occupy as a perch.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A very common fresh-water fish of Europe, Perca fluviatilis, or one of many other species of the same family.

Yes | No | Report from muskiemaster wrote 33 weeks 2 days ago my first artificial bait was a rapala floater in perch pattern it was a little one and I still have it but don't fish it on to many occasions anymore it's more of a good luck charm.